Bradford Forster Square railway station
E186983
Bradford Forster Square railway station is a principal railway terminus in Bradford, West Yorkshire, historically serving as a key hub on routes operated by the former Midland Railway.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bradford Forster Square railway station canonical | 22 |
| Bradford Forster Square railway station buildings | 1 |
| Midland Railway station buildings at Bradford Forster Square | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1654419 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bradford Forster Square railway station Context triple: [Midland Railway, majorTerminus, Bradford Forster Square railway station]
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A.
Bradford station
Bradford station is a commuter rail station in Haverhill, Massachusetts, serving MBTA's Haverhill Line.
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B.
Bolton railway station
Bolton railway station is a major railway hub in Greater Manchester, England, providing regional and commuter services that connect the town of Bolton with key destinations across the North West.
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C.
Brandon railway station
Brandon railway station is a small historic railway stop in Suffolk, England, serving the town of Brandon on the regional line between Norwich and Ely.
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D.
Swinton railway station
Swinton railway station is a suburban rail station in Greater Manchester, England, providing local and regional train services for the town of Swinton and surrounding areas.
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E.
High Brooms railway station
High Brooms railway station is a suburban rail stop serving the High Brooms area of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, on the Hastings line.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bradford Forster Square railway station Target entity description: Bradford Forster Square railway station is a principal railway terminus in Bradford, West Yorkshire, historically serving as a key hub on routes operated by the former Midland Railway.
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A.
Bradford station
Bradford station is a commuter rail station in Haverhill, Massachusetts, serving MBTA's Haverhill Line.
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B.
Bolton railway station
Bolton railway station is a major railway hub in Greater Manchester, England, providing regional and commuter services that connect the town of Bolton with key destinations across the North West.
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C.
Brandon railway station
Brandon railway station is a small historic railway stop in Suffolk, England, serving the town of Brandon on the regional line between Norwich and Ely.
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D.
Swinton railway station
Swinton railway station is a suburban rail station in Greater Manchester, England, providing local and regional train services for the town of Swinton and surrounding areas.
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E.
High Brooms railway station
High Brooms railway station is a suburban rail stop serving the High Brooms area of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, on the Hastings line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
railway terminus ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
about 10 miles from Leeds
ⓘ
about 13 miles from Ilkley ⓘ about 21 miles from Skipton ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| fareZone | West Yorkshire Metro zone 3 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Bradford Market Street
ⓘ
Bradford station ⓘ
linked to:
Bradford Station
|
| gridReference | SE 167 335 ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentStation | Bradford Interchange ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
car park
ⓘ
self-service ticket machines ⓘ step-free access ⓘ ticket office ⓘ toilets ⓘ waiting rooms ⓘ |
| historicallyOperatedBy |
British Rail
ⓘ
London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ Midland Railway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bradford
ⓘ
Bradford city centre ⓘ
linked to:
Bradford
City of Bradford ⓘ
linked to:
Bradford
England ⓘ West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| managedBy | Northern Trains ⓘ |
| near |
Bradford Cathedral
ⓘ
Forster Square shopping area ⓘ
linked to:
Forster Square
|
| openingDate | 1846 ⓘ |
| platformCount | 3 ⓘ |
| railwayNetwork | National Rail ⓘ |
| rebuildDate |
1890
ⓘ
1990 ⓘ |
| servedByLine |
Airedale Line
ⓘ
linked to:
Airedale line
Wharfedale Line ⓘ
linked to:
Wharfedale line
|
| servedByService |
Leeds–Bradford Forster Square–Ilkley services
ⓘ
linked to:
Leeds–Bradford Forster Square line
Leeds–Bradford Forster Square–Skipton services ⓘ London Kings Cross–Bradford Forster Square services ⓘ |
| stationCode | BDQ ⓘ |
| terminusFor |
services from Ilkley
ⓘ
services from Leeds ⓘ services from Skipton ⓘ |
| trainOperator |
London North Eastern Railway
ⓘ
Northern Trains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bradford Forster Square railway station Description of subject: Bradford Forster Square railway station is a principal railway terminus in Bradford, West Yorkshire, historically serving as a key hub on routes operated by the former Midland Railway.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bradford Forster Square railway station
linked to: Bradford Forster Square railway station